- Date
- Saturday, November 28
- Time
- 11:00-16:00
- Price
- Free
- Age
- 0-17 years
Hvitträsk’s Christmas market brings crafts, gifts and children’s activities to the studio-home grounds. An elf guide leads visitors along traces left by the elves, with small tasks to solve. In the North End, families can design and make Christmas cards using the provided materials. There is also a postcard-to-Santa workshop; Luoma village association sends those cards to the Arctic Circle after the event. Around 30 sellers take part. On Sunday, Luoma’s sixth-graders perform a traditional Star Boys play in the Atelier; the exact time will be announced later. A café and food in the museum yard are available during market hours. The museum opens specially during its winter closure, with museum admission and its included tours paid separately.
- Organizer
- Suomen kansallismuseo / Hvitträsk
At a glance
- Date
- Saturday, November 28
- Time
- 11:00-16:00
- Price
- Free
- Age
- 0-17 years
- Toilets
- Yes
- Food available
- Yes
- Parking nearby
- Yes
- Accessibility
- The museum has many stairs and no lift. Reaching ticket sales involves three outdoor steps and two indoor steps. Visitor toilets are on the first floor; the accessible toilet is unavailable during renovation of Pikku huvila. Routes around the market and into all workshop rooms are not fully described. Check suitable arrangements with the museum.
Plan your visit
- Practical notes
- Café Purje is open 11–16. Food in the museum yard includes sausages, glögi and Christmas porridge. Parking can be busy and may involve walking uphill. Languages for the elf tours and workshops are not announced.
- Schedule notes
- 28 and 29 November, each day 11–16. Free elf tours start in the South Garden at 11:15, 12:15, 13:15, 14:15 and 15:15 and last about 30 minutes. Both card workshops run 11–16. The exact time of Sunday’s Star Boys performance is still pending.
- Booking notes
- An elf tour takes approximately 10–15 participants; this is group size, not remaining availability. Registration or booking arrangements are not specified. Check with the museum before visiting if needed.
- Price notes
- The market, elf tours and both card workshops are free. Purchases and refreshments cost extra. Museum admission: adults €15, concessions €10, ages 7–17 €4, under-7s free; Museum Card accepted. A museum ticket includes a Finnish guided tour at 12:30 or a Swedish introduction at 14 on both days. Any separate admission condition for Sunday’s Atelier performance is not specified.
- Age notes
- A family event. The elf tour is designed for children, with no precise age recommendation stated.
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Upcoming dates
Sat, Nov 28
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Sun, Nov 29
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